Editing Intermodal container (section)

==Securing and security==
===Securing containers and contents===
{{Main|Load securing}}

There are many established methods and materials for stabilizing and securing intermodal containers loaded on ships, as well as the internal cargo inside the boxes. Conventional restraint methods and materials such as steel [[strapping]] and wood blocking and bracing have been around for decades and are still widely used. Polyester strapping and lashing, and synthetic webbings are also common today. [[Dunnage bag]]s (also known as "air bags") are used to keep [[unit load]]s in place.

[[Flexi-bag]]s can also be directly loaded, stacked in food-grade containers. Indeed, their standard shape fills the entire ground surface of a 20&nbsp;ft ISO container.

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File:Container lashing bridge fitting.JPG|Containers can be horizontally connected with lashing bridge fittings
File:Dockworker team on a container ship.jpg|Dockworkers securing containers on a ship with steel lashing bars and [[turnbuckle]]s
Image:Lashing application flat rack.jpg|Polyester lashing application
Image:Lashing and dunnage bag application.JPG|Polyester strapping and dunnage bag application
Image:Stabilizing capabilities Cordstrap dunnage bags.jpg|Application in container
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